There are many former POWs who hate McCain’s guts. I’ve read that every injury he got was from the ejection. He, himself, said he wasn’t expecting it to be so violent. He’s always claimed his injuries came from torture. Again, many of his fellow POWs say different.
Personally, I don’t think he’s any better than Bergdahl. He should have committed suicide for what he did, if he had any honor or regret. Admiral Stockdale sliced his own face up so they couldn’t use him in a propaganda film.
Do you know this info is factual? Where is it from?
There are many former POWs who hate McCain’s guts. I’ve read that every injury he got was from the ejection. He, himself, said he wasn’t expecting it to be so violent. He’s always claimed his injuries came from torture. Again, many of his fellow POWs say different.
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Let’s see.... He destroyed or badly damaged at least five Navy jet aircraft he was piloting. He disobeyed orders and flew too low on his last flight and was shot down by a SAM.
He ejected and landed in an active rice paddy, whereupon the workers beat the crap out of him and broke many of his bones before the NVA soldiers arrived. The NVA took him and they put him in several casts after trying to reset the broken bones. He DIDN’T get the broken bones from torture. He MAY have “sang” to his captors and stated their propaganda just to continue to receive good medical treatment and food.
That’s one scenario of what I’ve read/heard over the years.
Regardless, there are no accounts of him doing something “heroic”. JUST serving in the military does not automatically make someone a “hero”.
The term “hero” has been so overly applied in the past several decades that it denigrates the military, police, firemen and regular everyday citizens who really DO perform actions that are above and beyond the norm and deserve the term “hero”.
...Apologies to everyone for the lengthy rant. I just get mad when the term is overused in a way that it’s like everyone on a team getting a participation trophy.